WHAT AND AMAZING LIST OF AUTHORS!
Writing.ie An Post Book Awards Short Story of the Year Longlist 2021
Roddy Doyle
Stuart Neville
Bernard MacLaverty
Aisling Kearney
Tanya Farrelly
Jan Carson
Jamie Guiney
David Butler
Carlo Gébler
Caoilinn Hughes
Sarah Gilmartin
Alan Murrin
Madeleine D’Arcy
Paul McVeigh
Deirdre Sullivan
Nuala O’Connor
Louise Kennedy
Gráinne Daly
I’m delighted that my short story, Hollow, will appear in The Art of the Glimpse, an anthology of 100 Irish short stories, edited by Sinead Gleeson and published by Head of Zeus. It features established and emerging voices and will be published in October 1st.
Hollow was shortlisted for Irish Short Story of the Year at the Irish Book Awards a couple of years back.
There will be stories by Samuel Beckett, Sally Rooney, William Trevor, Kevin Barry, Edna O’Brien, Claire-Louise Bennett, Bernard McLaverty, Anne Enright, Eimear Bride and many more.
I’m over-the-moon to be shortlisted for the Irish Short Story of the Year Award at the Irish Book Awards.
The shortlist is made up of 6 Irish authors who have been nominated by the editor of the magazine/publication that printed their story – mine was Numero Cinq in the USA.
I am the only male author and the only Northern Irish author on the shortlist. I’m proud to be representing Northern Ireland especially after news yesterday of my ACE funding from Arts Council NI.
The winner is chosen by the public and if you’ve read my story and want my story to win you can vote here. 🙂
If you haven’t read my shortlisted short story ‘Hollow’ you can read it along with all the other shortlisted stories over at Writing.ie who sponsor the award.
Wish me luck!
The Good Son 